It seems very few know that a major part of my education and skill set is treating injuries to the musculoskeletal system. Many ask if I’m a Chiropractor because of the way I treat, but as a Naturopath, we are schooled in much of the same treatments. We do physical therapy as well as spinal and extremity manipulation.
What we often end up treating is the result of chronic injuries which either go untreated or poorly treated. In many instances, we see a direct correlation between lifestyle and the kind of injury presented.
Various occupations can create strains on joints throughout the body. If nutrition is adequate, the body is very capable of restoring and rebuilding these areas of trauma.
Those involved in professional sports, without proper care, are quickly out of these sports. An example of good care of the system is Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. Tom has been playing football professionally longer than many others. He considers his diet to be instrumental to his longevity as a professional athlete.
He eats organic foods and avoids anything that could impair his abilities as a quarterback. The rigor which he puts his body through would probably destroy those of us who aren’t involved in sports unless we also cared for our bodies in the same fashion he does.
Presently a very dear family member is facing spinal surgery to deal with chronic pain. Osteoporosis had been diagnosed years ago and yet they continued to use an acid blocker for the last 15 or so years. These acid blockers display warnings of osteoporosis and yet so many continue to use them instead of correcting the actual problem. These should only be used short term while healing the inflamed tissues with appropriate lifestyle and nutrition.
When we consider the structure of both bones and joints, we see that not only minerals are required, but protein is a major component. Bone is one third protein. That’s what gives them strength. The minerals make them hard. Taking a ton of calcium only served to create brittle bones in the absence of good protein.
When stomach acid is turned off, protein fails to be properly digested. We need stomach acid to reach the 1.8 to 2.3 pH levels to allow pepsin to function in the breakdown and digestion of protein. If we can’t extract amino acids from the protein, we have nothing to restore bones and many other critical components of our body.
Since pain is transported through the nervous system, the need for amino acids to regulate neurotransmitters is something which far too many physicians fail to consider when putting patients on acid blockers like Prilosec, known as Omeprazole. If stomach acid was a bad thing, God would have never put parietal cells in the stomach to create this acid.
To make matters worse, not only do these block digestion and absorption of amino acids, but the result of undigested proteins purifying in the gut creates a toxic environment in the body. This autointoxication impacts liver clearance, and eventually kidney clearance. With the many chemical responses the liver does in it’s operation to maintain health, throwing a monkey wrench into the works impairs many other critical functions.
Over a period of time, toxic overload can begin to affect the repair process of any kind of injury the person may experience. Can you imagine what the outcome would be if the roof blew off your house and all you could find to patch it with was cardboard? Our bodies are brilliant at repairing themselves, but without proper materials, the eventual outcome is chronic disease.
When I deal with patients suffering chronic musculoskeletal issues, I want to know everything concerning their body’s function. This includes what’s consumed, digested, and eliminated. Constipation is a red flag that we have either improper digestion, or a lazy colon (which, in both cases commonly is a B vitamin deficiency).
Ignoring indigestion by just taking an acid blocker is delaying greater damage down the road. It’s like cutting the wire to the red light on your dash, which is telling you there’s something wrong with the engine, needing immediate attention.
Repairing and rebuilding bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons is possible, but if you don’t fix what caused the problem in the first place, it’s an exercise in futility. If your digestion issue is due to a food allergy, consider leaving that food alone. In some cases, grains can set up systemic inflammation. If we avoid the irritant and initiate proper nutrition to heal the tissues, we can clear the allergy.
What we often end up treating is the result of chronic injuries which either go untreated or poorly treated. In many instances, we see a direct correlation between lifestyle and the kind of injury presented.
Various occupations can create strains on joints throughout the body. If nutrition is adequate, the body is very capable of restoring and rebuilding these areas of trauma.
Those involved in professional sports, without proper care, are quickly out of these sports. An example of good care of the system is Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. Tom has been playing football professionally longer than many others. He considers his diet to be instrumental to his longevity as a professional athlete.
He eats organic foods and avoids anything that could impair his abilities as a quarterback. The rigor which he puts his body through would probably destroy those of us who aren’t involved in sports unless we also cared for our bodies in the same fashion he does.
Presently a very dear family member is facing spinal surgery to deal with chronic pain. Osteoporosis had been diagnosed years ago and yet they continued to use an acid blocker for the last 15 or so years. These acid blockers display warnings of osteoporosis and yet so many continue to use them instead of correcting the actual problem. These should only be used short term while healing the inflamed tissues with appropriate lifestyle and nutrition.
When we consider the structure of both bones and joints, we see that not only minerals are required, but protein is a major component. Bone is one third protein. That’s what gives them strength. The minerals make them hard. Taking a ton of calcium only served to create brittle bones in the absence of good protein.
When stomach acid is turned off, protein fails to be properly digested. We need stomach acid to reach the 1.8 to 2.3 pH levels to allow pepsin to function in the breakdown and digestion of protein. If we can’t extract amino acids from the protein, we have nothing to restore bones and many other critical components of our body.
Since pain is transported through the nervous system, the need for amino acids to regulate neurotransmitters is something which far too many physicians fail to consider when putting patients on acid blockers like Prilosec, known as Omeprazole. If stomach acid was a bad thing, God would have never put parietal cells in the stomach to create this acid.
To make matters worse, not only do these block digestion and absorption of amino acids, but the result of undigested proteins purifying in the gut creates a toxic environment in the body. This autointoxication impacts liver clearance, and eventually kidney clearance. With the many chemical responses the liver does in it’s operation to maintain health, throwing a monkey wrench into the works impairs many other critical functions.
Over a period of time, toxic overload can begin to affect the repair process of any kind of injury the person may experience. Can you imagine what the outcome would be if the roof blew off your house and all you could find to patch it with was cardboard? Our bodies are brilliant at repairing themselves, but without proper materials, the eventual outcome is chronic disease.
When I deal with patients suffering chronic musculoskeletal issues, I want to know everything concerning their body’s function. This includes what’s consumed, digested, and eliminated. Constipation is a red flag that we have either improper digestion, or a lazy colon (which, in both cases commonly is a B vitamin deficiency).
Ignoring indigestion by just taking an acid blocker is delaying greater damage down the road. It’s like cutting the wire to the red light on your dash, which is telling you there’s something wrong with the engine, needing immediate attention.
Repairing and rebuilding bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons is possible, but if you don’t fix what caused the problem in the first place, it’s an exercise in futility. If your digestion issue is due to a food allergy, consider leaving that food alone. In some cases, grains can set up systemic inflammation. If we avoid the irritant and initiate proper nutrition to heal the tissues, we can clear the allergy.
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